Weesp (Dutch pronunciation:[ʋeːsp]) is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It had a population of 18,255 in 2014.
Weesp lies next to the rivers de Vecht and Smal Weesp and also next to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek". It is only 3km from the end of the Amsterdam metro, but the wide Amsterdam-Rhine Canal keeps it geographically separate. The town is surrounded by open grassland.